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How does Keeping a Local Copy Solve Challenges?

Keeping a local copy on-premises solves unique challenges:

What are the Challenges with Azure Files and File Sync?

Understanding these 5 challenges in more detail: 1. Understanding Microsoft storage account redundancy options like LRS (Local Redundant Storage) vs. GRS (Geo-Redundant Storage) and what impact they have on your data. LRS only has 99.9% durability, so you will definitely need backups. 2. 5 TB limit per share on GRS & ZRS Storage. If you […]

What are the Challenges with OneDrive?

Here are the 3 biggest issues Storcom sees with OneDrive: 1. Data protection– The local sync and cloud are meant as a way to have multiple copies of data. This means that you have a copy in the cloud if you lose your local copy….right? Don’t be so sure! Local sync software is imperfect and […]

What can I do with Home Directories?

Azure Files acts as an option for IT department shares & home directories, but there is another option from Microsoft: OneDrive.

How is Storcom CloudFilez™ Similar to Azure Files?

Here is a brief overview of how Storcom CloudFilez™ solution is similar in capabilities to Azure Files:

How does Storcom CloudFilez™ Work?

What is the Main Issue with Public Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery?

To put it simply, effective DR/BU is complex: it is not just about restoring VMs. It’s about the applications and the “what, where, and how” users will use these applications.

What are the Main Issues with Basic “Cloud Backup” as-a-Service Solutions?

The data is off-site but does not provide the necessary capabilities to recover applications and meet SLAs. Traditional legacy backup software falls short in today’s IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS) and virtualized environments.

What are the Challenges, Issues and Complexity to Backup/Data Recovery?

Issues with traditional approach to backup and recovery:

How Do You Prevent Data Loss?

Since ALL tape backups will fail at some point in time, organizations are quickly learning that tape is not always an adequate form of data backup. Tape drives can malfunction without showing warning signs, become corrupted due to accidental misformatting, mishandling, heat, or being hit by a virus, and this can make it impossible to […]

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